Shipping carton support



E. S. GOMES SHIPPING CARTON SUPPORT Mgy 24, `1932.

Filed Sept. l. 1931 y Fiel.

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Patented May 24, 1.932

UNITED STATES EARL S. COMES, F CINCINNATI, OBI-O SHIPPING CARTON SUPPORT Application led September 1, 1931. Serial No. 560,545.

This invention relates to shipping cartons broadly andmore particularly to a novel support, preferably used in connection with the carton to protect merchandise, such as radio cabinets` and the like, when shipped in said cartons.

The main objects of the invention are to provide a top support for radio cabinets which is simple, economical to manufacture, easily installed within or removed from the carton and easily knocked down for shipping purposes.

A further and more detailed object of the invention is to provide a top support fora shipping carton (preferably made of fibreboard) which is composed of a minimum number of parts, namely, a rectangular frame and an endless flexible band passed therearound.

A still further object of the invention is zo to provide a top support for iibreboard shipping cartons which will space the merchandise to be shipped from the walls and top of the carton to guard against damage to the merchandise when being shipped.

stantially rectangular frame having an endless band or web of paper passed over vand -embracing two sides of said frame and of vsuilicient length to conform with the top of radio cabinets and thereby hold said cabinets within a Iibreboard shipping carton in a manner to prevent damage thereto during shipment.

My invention further consists inthe construction, combination, location and arrangement of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and finally claimed.

Before proceeding with a detailed description of the invention, it is deemed desirable to point out the pronounced advantages of my invention in its contemplated application to a iibreboard shipping carton. j

In shipping radio cabinets, and particu- 4 larly cabinets of the midget type now manufactured, diiculty arises in packing the cabinet in the carton due to the irregular shapes of the tops.

V A large percentage of radio cabinets have dome-shaped tops or tops of various shapes, but generally converging towards a point,

and flat bases, and, due to this t My invention consists in providing a sube cabinet the manner in which it is packe within a ibreboard shipping carton plays an important part in the condition it reaches its destination.

Heretofore various wa shave been attem tf ed in packing the rounded top midget ra 'o cabinets to protect them and guard against damage in shipment by the use of numerous pads bent upon themselves and folded against the cabinet, but the disadvantage with all top supports, to the best of my knowledge, is that they are made of an excessive number of parts, or with an excessive number of scores, which are diilicult to insert within thevv carton and thus consume considerable time in packing the carton and, further, that in such top supports the pads do not prevent shifting of the cabinet Within the carton and, therefore, are liable' to scratch or mar the iinished surface ofthe cabinet and the Weight of the cabinet is notevenly distributed which results in excessive strain on the cabinet and, as many of these cabinets are of comparatively delicate construction, consisting of thin wood glued and nailed together, I have foundit desirable to evenly distribute the weight of the cabinet on the top support and in such a manner that the cabinet is prevented from shifting from side to side or from front to rear within the carton so as not to come into contact with the carton. I

It is a common practice to place an oiled or waxed paperover the cabinet, and with my improved top support this paperis not disturbed as it has no folded or bent flaps which are liable to be diiicult'in inserting within the carton and thus tear the oiled 0`r waxed paper.

In the drawings: u

Fig. 1 is a top view of a ibreboard shipping carton with the top closure flaps shown in. open position to. illustrate the position and manner in which the invention is placed therein; Y

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the rectan ular frame of the top support showing 'by roken lines the endless paper band or web placed over tlie ends thereof;

Fig. 3 is a central vertical section through 10o .I a ibreboard shipping carton, improved top support and a bottomv tray used in connection with packin radio cabinets, the cabi net being shown 1n front elevation;

Fig. 4 is aperspective View of the bottom tray shown in section in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 shows cation of the top.support; and

Fig'. 6 is a perspectiveview of the endless band or web of paper.

In the embodiment of my lnvention as 1llustrated and which shows apreferred construction I provide a support for shippmg vcartons-comprising, generally, a rectangular frame 1 and an endless band or web of paper 2. As shown in Fig. 2, the frame 1 is composed of side walls 3 and 4 and end walls 5 and 6 with open top and bottom. The. free edge of the side wall 3 is integrally attached tothe free edge of the end wall 5 by l an adhesive strip or tape 7. This frame is formed preferably from a blank of fibreboard which is scored or provided with weakened zonesat 8, 9 and 10, res ectively. Due to this constructionof thev rame it can be collapsed for shipping' purposes from the manufacturer to the consumer-that is to say,.`the end wall 5 can be folded against the side wall 4 and the end wall 6 folded against the side wall 3. The endless band or web 2 is preferably made from astrip of paper, the endsl 11 and 12 being overlapped and adhesively secured together, as shown in Fig. 3. For medium sized shipping cartons and for large shipping cartons the ends 11 and 12 can be overlapped a greater distance, as shown in Fig. 6, to provide a double thickness band throughout approximatelyr one-half of its length. The frame 1 and endless band 2 comprises the subject-matter of the present'inyention, but in order to explain its use in connection with a ibreboard shipping carton, attention is directed to Figs. 1 and V3 wherein 13 represents a shipping carton, which carton is composed of end walls 14 and 15, side walls 16 and 17, top closure iaps 18 and bottom closure fiaps 19.

- 20 designates a packingtray which is formed from a blank of ibreboard and supplied with side iaps 21 and 22 and end iiaps 23 and 24, the end flaps being further provided with short ltabs 25l which are folded against the outer-faces of the side iaps 21 and 22, as clearly illustratedA in Fig. 4., Side flap 22 may be further provided with cut outs 26 to receive the control -knobs 27-27 of a radio cabinet 28. shown in Fig. 3.

In packing an article of merchandise. such as the radio cabinet 28 shown yin Fig. 3, the bottom closure liaps 19 of the carton 13 are glued or otherwise held shut and the packing tray 20 bent, as shown in Fig. 4, to receive the flat base 34 of the cabinet 28, the

vcontrol knobs 27, as before stated, being received within the cut outs 26 in the side flap by side elevation a modifi# then place said frame and band over the domed-top 30 of cabinet 28, as shown in Fig. 3

and press downwardly on the frame until the end walls 5 and 6 of said frame draw `the endless band 2 taut over the dome top 30 of the cabinet 28. Then close the top flaps 18 of carton 13 and secure them shut by glue or in an equivalent manner.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a modification of the frame 1, which consists in providing the end walls with a clearance notch 31. In some types of radio cabinets a molding or beading 32 protrudes beyond the surface 33 of the cabinet 29 and in order that the frame 1 may .properly draw the web or band 2 taut over said vsurface it is necessary to provide the notch 31 in the end walls of the collapsible frame, as above described.

In radio cabinets of the type illustrated-in Fig. 3, the outer surface 33 is usually of bent wood and is strengthened from Athe inside .of'

the cabinet by glued braces (not shown). With my improved to support, any strain or weight upon the top, aps 18 of the carton 13 is evenly disibuted over the dome portion 30 of the cabinets 28 and 29 and the eater the strain or weight upon said top aps 18 the more the end walls 5 and 6 of the frame 1 and endless band 2 hu or bear inwardly upon the surface 33 of ca inets 28 and 29 to thereby force said bent wood surface 33 towards itsinner supports.

In other top supports for' radio cabinets of the type described any weight or strain on the domed top 30 tends to tear or loosen the bent wood surface 33 from its inner supports which results in a damaged cabinet.

While I have shown and Vdescribed one particular Aembodiment of my invention it is to be understood thatv certain* changes and modifications can be made without depart.

ing from the scope or spirit thereof as defined in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I-claim'as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: i

' 1. In combination with a shi ping carton, a frame having open top an bottom, a

flexible endless band surrounding said frame and extending across said open top and botf tom andof sufficient length to yield within said frame when the latter is placed between the carton and an article packed therein. whereby said article is securely held and protected from damage.

2. In combination with a shipping carton, a rectangular frame having open top and bot.-

tom, a flexible endless band surrounding said frame and extending across said open top and bottom and of suicient length to 'eld within said frame when the latter is p aced between the carton and an article acked therein whereby said article is secure y held and protected from damage.

3. In combination with a shipping carton, a' frame having an open bottom, a exible band surrounding said frame and extending across said open bottom and of suilicient length to yield within said frame when the latter is placed between the carton and an ar-y ticle packed therein whereby said article is securely held and protected from damage.

4. In combination with a shippin carton, a frame having an open bottom, a band extendingacross said open bottom and of suiicient length to yield within said frame when the latter is placed between the carton and an article packed therein whereby said article is securely held and protected from damage.

EARL S. GOMES. 

